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I DARE YOU to go on Facebook, Twitter, or whatever and make a hoax post about some kind of scandal that will make the less intelligent members of our species apoplectic with Daily Mail-on-whey powder rage. I.e. "DID YOU KNOW McDonald's Happy Meals will now contain free ironic paedophile England shirts."

You'd almost think there was an election in a few weeks with a good opportunity for a populist right-wing party.

I feel a bit uncomfortable about going to Subway now - yes, it was only a small fraction of stores, and obviously the main people who complain about this halal/banning bacon thing I'd call "New British Rednecks" but as someone with strong liberal/libertarian views I don't like any imposed religious interference in everyday life, whatever the faith.

.. so if one was so inclined, boycotting their local (in say, Filton) because one in Easton and another near the centre did this "halal" thing wouldn't exactly hit them where it hurt! Maybe I'm thinking too hard about this as when I'm feeling more confident about life, I always think I have to have a forthright opinion and stance on everything. Even if, like the above, those stances are shared by many bigoted cunts. But that's like saying someone's the next Hitler because they like painting.

I'd never have their bacon on a (non-breakfast) sub anyway. It tastes like Band Aids.

I just believe their decisions lack self respect. I eat halal all the time from Muslim-owned pizza and kebab joints - ok it may be cruel in many (non-Islamophobic) ways, but nobody's perfect, and my imperfection's that I am a shameless carnivore. But their owners were honest about that from the start.

My problem with Subway is that the decision seems very insincere, and was not done out of any consideration for Muslims, but a deliberate attempt to piss people off at a sensitive time in the UK. I don't expect 100% integrity from big corporations, but they should at least have the decency not to troll me.